Lottery player in Florida turns $50 into $1m

• Florida lottery player won a tier-two prize from the popular $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off ticket
• The woman saw her $50 ticket turn into $1m
• The ticket offers a wide range of prizes that vary in size between $1m and $100

One lucky Vero Beach, Florida, woman saw a $50 scratch-off ticket turn into a life-changing million-dollar prize.

The Florida Lottery announced that another tier-two prize of $1m from its popular $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game was recently hit.

$1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off brings life-changing prize

The fortunate winner purchased her ticket at Winn-Dixie at 4870 King Highway in Fort Pierce.

Giving the $50 scratch-off ticket a try, the lucky woman was surprised after scoring a tier-two prize of $1m.

Undoubtedly, this was her lucky day, considering that the odds of winning $1m from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game are 1 in 185,709.

The winner recently visited the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee to claim her big win.

While the woman did not disclose if she had any plans regarding the unexpected windfall, she chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump sum.

As a result, the winner's bank account increased by $640,000.00.

Many prizes are up for grabs from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game

The popular $50 scratch-off game grants players a chance to win a prize between $100 and $1m.

While there isn't any top prizes of $1,000,000 a year for life, there are 49 tier-two prizes of $1m remaining in play.

A tier-three prize from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular ticket awards $50,000.

With the odds of winning such a prize being 1 in 120,711, there are 77 such prizes in play.

The $50 scratch-off game also awards $20,000 and $10,000 prizes with odds of winning 1 in 20,091 and 1 in 20,035, respectively.

While there are 438 prizes of $20,000 each in play, there are also 447 prizes of $10,000 up for grabs.

Many more prizes await players within the game's lower prize tiers between $5,000 and $100.

The overall odds of winning any prize from the $50 scratch-off ticket are 1 in 4.5.

Scratch-off games represent a vital part of the Florida Lottery's offering.

For the fiscal year 2023-2024, such games delivered approximately 74% of the ticket sales.

Moreover, scratch-off games in Florida have awarded nearly $67bn in prizes and helped make 2,350 millionaires.

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